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Warehouse, broch and outworks 100m N of Ulbster is an Iron Age broch situated in Caithness, northern Scotland. The monument comprises a circular stone-built broch tower and associated outworks, positioned on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone conglomerate and sandstone dating to the Middle Devonian period. This geology provides the building stone characteristic of Caithness brochs, their reddish hue and substantial thickness enabling construction of the distinctive double-walled towers that define Iron Age architecture in the Scottish far north.
The site sits within the concentration of broch towers found throughout Caithness, reflecting the region's sustained Iron Age settlement and defensive architecture. The outworks surrounding the main broch structure indicate a more extensive settlement pattern than the tower alone, typical of productive Iron Age sites where ancillary structures supported domestic and economic activities.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM664, recognising its significance as a key archaeological asset. The broch and its associated features remain important evidence for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns, construction techniques and land use in the far north of Britain during the later prehistoric period.
Warehouse, broch and outworks 100m N of, Ulbster is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM664. View the official record →
Warehouse, broch and outworks 100m N of Ulbster is an Iron Age broch situated in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM664.
Warehouse, broch and outworks 100m N of, Ulbster dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a broch and outworks 100m n of, ulbster. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Warehouse, broch and outworks 100m N of, Ulbster is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM664.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn Hanach,chambered cairn S side of Warehouse Hill (0.7 km), Broughwhin, cairn and stone row 190m NW of Groat's Loch (0.9 km), Groat's Loch, cairn 225m WSW of (0.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Warehouse, broch and outworks 100m N of, Ulbster's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Warehouse, broch and outworks 100m N of, Ulbster stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.